Doctor Appeals To Media To Clear His Name

DR Teddy Yeh, a Taiwanese doctor, has appealed to the media to help him clear his name, following his exoneration from a criminal offence.

He was widely reported in the media in January 2007, as having been arrested for allegedly buying large quantities of stolen copper cables belonging to the Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana.

His appeal comes in the wake of a police report which he showed to the Times, dated June 26, clearing him of the alleged offences.

Dr Yeh, 53, who runs a herbal clinic at the Teshie-Nungua Estates, in Accra, explained that in the first place, he was never arrested as was reported.

"I was only invited by the police and after brief questions, I was left to go home that same day," he told the Times yesterday.

He said that for the past one year, he had not been invited by the police.

Dr Yeh explained that his exoneration is based on the advice of the Attorney-General's Department which studied the docket presented to it.

"The report explained that based on the docket, the AG's Department said there was no evidence to suggest that I dishonestly received the cables from persons purported to have stolen them from the owners," he stated.

The report said in view of the fact that the AG's Department did not find any evidence to support the allegations, the suspect could not be prosecuted for the charges contemplated by the police.

Dr Yeh explained that on January 24, 2007, the La District Police Command, led by ASP Adane Ameyaw, came to his house, saying they had information that he deals in drugs.

He said by a warrant from the La District Magistrate court, he was subsequently invited to the police station after their search for drugs yielded no results, but a quantity of assorted cables was seen in the house which the police believed were stolen and sold to him.

Also found in his house was a heap of sand and rocks which he brought from his mineral concessions at Akim-Achiase.

On the cables, he said he explained to the police that he bought them at auctions at various places, such as Takoradi, Tema, Ashaiman, Timber Market and Accra, and produced documents to support his claim.

The report said the investigations had shown that Dr Yeh aside of operating a herbal clinic, is also a scraps dealer and had plans to go into mining.